RPE-Quotes about life after death , Hinduism and Buddhism

St Mother Teresa

‘Death is nothing but going home to God’

The Katha Upanishad

‘Beyond the senses are the objects; beyond the objects is the mind; beyond the mind, the intellect; beyond the intellect, the Great Atman; beyond the Great Atman’

Karma Yoga - Bhagvad Gita

‘Therefore, O Arjuna, becoming free from attachment to the fruits of work, do your duty efficiently as a service to Me. … By Seva or sacrifice of self-interest you shall prosper, and Seva shall fulfill all your desires. … by doing work without attachment one attains the Supreme Being.’

Jnana Yoga - Bhagvad Gita

‘The acquisition and propagation of Self-knowledge are superior to any material gain or gift, O Arjuna. … Acquire this spiritual knowledge from a Self-realised guru by humble reverence, by sincere inquiry, and by service. The wise ones who have realised the Truth will teach you.’

Raja Yoga - Bhagvad Gita

‘One gradually attains tranquility of mind by totally abandoning all selfish desires, completely restraining the senses from the sense objects by the intellect, keeping the mind fully absorbed in the Eternal Being by means of a well-trained and purified intellect…’

Bhakti Yoga - Bhagvad Gita

‘Those who worship Me with unswerving devotion as their personal god, offer all actions to Me, intent on Me as the Supreme, and meditate on Me; for those whose thoughts are set on my personal form, O Arjuna - I swiftly become their saviour from the world that is the ocean of death and transmigration.’

Dr Raymond Moody

Near Death Experiences are associated with ‘out-of-body experiences’, ’seeing a light at the end of a tunnel’ and ‘feelings of love and holiness’

The Buddha point 1

‘Nothing lasts forever, Suffering is present in all things’

The Buddha point 2

‘Suffering is caused by craving’

The Buddha point 3

‘Giving up all craving ends suffering’

'The Buddha point 4

‘Live according to Eightfold path to give up all craving’